Colombia

Exact population: 43,593,035 (July 2006 est.)
Literacy: Total population: 92.5%; male: 92.4%; female: 92.6%
Ethnicities: Mestizo 58%, white 20%, mulatto 14%, black 4%, mixed black-Amerindian 3%, Amerindian 1%
Land boundaries: Total: 6,004 km; border countries: Brazil 1,643 km, Ecuador 590 km, Panama 225 km, Peru 1,496 km (est.), Venezuela 2,050 km
Terrain: Flat coastal lowlands, central highlands, high Andes Mountains, eastern lowland plains
Extremes: Lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m; highest point: Pico Cristobal Colon 5,775 m note: nearby Pico Simon Bolivar also has the same elevation
Imports: US 29.1%, Venezuela 6.5%, China 6.4%, Mexico 6.2%, Brazil 5.8% (2004)
Exports: US 42.1%, Venezuela 9.7%, Ecuador 6% (2004)
Industries: Textiles, food processing, oil, clothing and footwear, beverages, chemicals, cement; gold, coal, emeralds

Source: CIA World Factbook